Barca beat Celtic U19s

BARCELONA proved too strong for Celtic’s under-19 side last night, beating the Scots 5-1 in the penultimate match of the NextGen Series group stage.

Celtic made it difficult for themselves in the Mini Estadi, falling 2-0 behind within the opening five minutes, with goals from Patri Gabarron then Dongo, who later went on to complete his hat-trick.

The impressive Catalans used the same slick passing game as their senior team and Sandro made it 5-0 with 16 minutes left before Tony Watt grabbed Celtic’s consolation a minute later.

Celtic’s slim hopes of qualifying disappeared later in the evening when Marseille secured a 2-1 away win against Manchester City to knock out both British sides.

Barcelona: Miguel Banuz, Edu, Grimaldo, Bagnak, Ayala, Patri Gabarron, Sandro, S. Samper (Ernesto 85), Dongou, Miguel Angel (Babunski 73), Quintilla. Subs not used: Olivan, Tienda, Nando Quesada, Cristian, Alex Moreno.

Celtic: Thomson; Miller, Fraser, Toshney, Chalmers; Herron (P Twardzik 73), Kidd (Bogle 57), McGregor, F Twardzik, George (Fisher 68); Watt. Subs not used: Feely, Johnstone, Atajic, Alabi.